Lasair 2007
Filmbase and TG4 are delighted to announce details of the 4th round of Lasair, the highly successful award scheme for short films made in the Irish language.
This year, up to 6 films will be produced and there is a doubling of the funding available to €120,000.
This year's doubling of the funding per project to €20,000 per film is an indication of the commitment that TG4 has given to encouraging the production of high quality short films. It is hoped that the higher cash awards will further improve diversity, range and production values of the films produced under the scheme.
Applications are open to drama, animation and other fictional works in Irish or bilingual to be shot on DVCam and finished for TV broadcast. Applications must be accompanied by an application form which can be downloaded here (see below) or from the TG4 website at www.TG4.ie
. The deadline for application to this round of Lasair is
5pm, Monday 19th of November.
The aim of Lasair is to encourage emerging filmmakers to express their creativity through the development of imaginative short films. Since it was launched in 2001, it has led to the production of 17 Irish language short films in a range of genres. Films made through the scheme include James Finlan's black and white film noir spoof Éireville, Declan de Barra's animation An Fiach Dubh and Colm Bairéad's poignant drama Mac an Athar. Audiences will be familiar with the 2003 hit Yu Ming is Ainm Dom which was also made under the scheme. This short, directed by Daniel O'Hara, has screened worldwide and has scooped numerous awards at festivals including the Aspen Shortsfest (2004), Galway Film Fleadh (2003) and the Celtic Film and Television Festival (2004).
Director O'Hara has acknowledged that "the Lasair scheme gave me my first opportunity to direct drama with Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom and it was an important stepping stone to TV drama work like The Clinic and Paddywhackery. Without the Filmbase schemes it would be very difficult for young crews to raise the budget to make a short film. It's an invaluable learning experience, as well as a chance to show what you can do."
Lasair Guidelines
Deadline: 5pm Monday 19th November 2007
TG4 and Filmbase invite submissions for the fourth season of Lasair.
Awards are open to drama, animation and other fictional works in the Irish language to be shot on DVCam and finished for TV broadcast from Digibeta.
Up to six awards will be made.
Submissions should be for productions of 10-25 minutes duration.
Cash awards averaging €20,000 will be made to the successful candidates with a further award of equipment and facilities. Some awards may be higher or lower at the discretion of the panel.
Submissions should be pitched according to the cash and facility award available to ensure completion under Lasair. (However, if additional sources of funding are available to the production before submission, this will be taken into account).
Applications to Filmbase should include:
- 1 completed application form
- 4 copies of the full and final script. (3 copies for readers should not be marked with any information other than script title)
Other conditions:
- Scripts may be bilingual however, all dialogue, where appropriate, must be written in Irish
- Awards are made to the Production Company
- Full-time students are ineligible.
- Scripts and supporting documentation will not be returned.
- The applicant must be a fully paid up member of Filmbase before applying.
- Principal photography must begin within three months of issue of contract.
- A final broadcast master (on Digibeta) must be delivered to Filmbase no later than six months after the start of principal photography.
- Previous award winners are ineligible for further Filmbase/TG4 awards for one year after the delivery of project.
- If the applicant is not the author of the script they must verify copyright ownership of the script (proof of this will be required if called for interview).
Please Note: The above information is provided as a guideline, full and final requirements will be outlined in full in the contract supplied to the successful applicants on receipt of an award.
Lasair Treoirlínte
Sprioclá: 5pm Samhain 19ú 2007
Fáiltíonn TG4 agus Filmbase roimh iarratais ar an ceathrú séasúr do Lasair.
Tá na duaiseanna oscailte do dhrámaí, d'anamúlacht agus d'oibreacha cruthaíocha i nGaeilge a chríochnófar i bhformáid dhigiteach.
Bronnfar suas le sé dhuais airgid le luach €20,000 san uasmhéid ar na hiarrthóirí a n-éireoidh leo agus beidh duais bhreise de threalamh agus saoráidí ann. (Is féidir roinnt de na duaiseanna a bheith níos airde nó níos ísle de réir mar a chinneann an painéal sin).
Faid an chlár idir 10-25 nóiméad.
Ba chóir go dtabharfadh iarratais san áireamh an maoiniú agus na háiseanna d atá ar fáil le gur féidir an scannán a chríochnú faoin scéim Lasair. (Tabharfar san áireamh má tá maoiniú breise ó fhoinsí eile geallta don togra ag am an iarratais).
Iarratais chuig Oifigí Filmbase le:
- Foirm iarratas amháin
- 4 chóip den script deiridh Gaeilge. (Níor cheart go mbeadh aon eolas seachas ainm na scripte ar leathanach teidil thrí chóip den script a bheidh ag dul amach chuig léitheoirí).
Coinníollacha eile:
- Is feidir na scripteanna a bheith dhá theangach, sé sin Gaeilge agus teanga eile.
- Bronnfar na duaiseanna ar an gComhlacht Léiriúcháin.
- Níl mic léinn lánaimseartha i dteideal dul san iomaíocht.
- Ní sheolfar ar ais scripteanna ná ábhair bhreise.
- Ní mór don iarrthóir a bheith ina b(h)all láníoctha de Filmbase sula gcuirtear iarratas isteach.
- Ní mór tús a chur leis an ngrianghrafadóireacht phríomha trí mhí ó dháta eisíthe an chonartha.
- Ní mór máistirthéip deiridh ar Digi Beta a bheith seachadta chuig Filmbase ag tráth nach déanaí ná sé mhí tar éis tús na griangrafadóireacht príomha.
- Ní féidir le buaiteoirí duaise cur isteach ar mhaoiniú breise ó TG4 dá dtionscnamh.
- Ní bheidh daoine a bhain amach duais Lasair cheanna i dteideal duaiseanna eile Filmbase/TG4 go ceann bliana tar éis sheachadadh Mháistirthéip Chraolta.
Application Form / Foirm Iarratais:
You can download the official application form here. Please note that all applications must be accompanied by an application form.
Applications must be sent to Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 by 5pm, Monday 19th of November. Please mark the envelope Lasair 2007.
Further Information / Breis Eolais:
Clare Creely
Project & Administration Officer,
Filmbase,
Curved Street,
Temple Bar,
Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 1 679 6716
Fax: +353 1 679 6717
Email: admin filmbase.ie
or
Mary Ellen Ní Chualáin
Eagraí Coimisiúnaithe
TG4
www.TG4.ie
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